ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance making another campaign stop in Allen County with the Ohio Bus Tour.

J.D. Vance made a stop in Putnam County Tuesday evening, to be the keynote speaker for this year's Putnam County Lincoln Reagan Day Dinner. Polls show Vance is running neck and neck with, if not slightly ahead, of Tim Ryan in the race. The winner will replace Republican Rob Portman, who decided not to seek re-election this fall.

A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate makes a stop in Lima to talk to small business owners and employees about what Washington can do for them. Tim Ryan says that small businesses are the backbone of the economy, so he wanted to ask them how national lawmakers can help their businesses succeed. He also touched on inflation and how it is impacting the lower and middle class. During the pandemic, many people decided to be their own boss and start their own business, and he says the federal government need to be supportive of their efforts.

We're hearing from politicians what the hang up might be. Both Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Bob Latta are hopeful the leaders of both House and Senate will sit down and work something out after the election. Brown says Democrats want to secure funding for the unemployed, schools to return safely, and for local government. He says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn't focused on a package at all. Latta says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn't worked well to negotiate with Republicans and he thinks nothing may get done until February.

With talk of impeachment, we spoke with a law professor about how the process might look. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump surrounding his conversation with the leader of Ukraine. Scott Gerber of Ohio Northern University says this is the first step in the process. The House investigates if the president committed treason, bribery, or high crimes and misdemeanors. If they find that, they'll draw up articles of impeachment and it'll move to the Senate to decide.

As talks continue to be at a standstill over funding for a security wall along the United States southern border, one local congressman sees the president taking the matter into his own hands if an agreement can't be reached.